Comments on: Why I’m Thankful For A Stubborn President http://informedspeculation.com/2006/11/30/why-im-thankful-for-a-stubborn-president/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Smoking Gun http://informedspeculation.com/2006/11/30/why-im-thankful-for-a-stubborn-president/comment-page-1/#comment-148394 Blue Crab Boulevard » Smoking Gun Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:02:59 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/11/30/why-im-thankful-for-a-stubborn-president/#comment-148394 [...] UPDATE: Others: Hot Air, INDCJournal, Forward Movement, Instapundit, Riehl World View, Wake up America, Hyscience, Iowa Voice, The Sundries Shack, Decision '08, Macsmind, PrairiePundit, Ed Driscoll, This Blog is Full of Crap, Power Line, [...] [...] UPDATE: Others: Hot Air, INDCJournal, Forward Movement, Instapundit, Riehl World View, Wake up America, Hyscience, Iowa Voice, The Sundries Shack, Decision '08, Macsmind, PrairiePundit, Ed Driscoll, This Blog is Full of Crap, Power Line, [...]

]]> By: Andy http://informedspeculation.com/2006/11/30/why-im-thankful-for-a-stubborn-president/comment-page-1/#comment-148330 Andy Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:07:02 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/11/30/why-im-thankful-for-a-stubborn-president/#comment-148330 Dubya still infuritates me on some issues. I tried to take solace in the possibility that replacing Rummy was part of some 'Rovian' ;) 5 card stud match. But too often things are just flat out apparently at odds, to wit the realist notion of bringing in Iran & Syria as partners for <strike>peace</strike> stability. But given the unabated clamor for running with the Baker Plan by the Dems and others, would it be too much to hope that for all the hot air in favor of realpolitik is just that, HOT AIR? If so, then it's another rope-a-dope, albeit high stakes. If Bush ends up 'staying the course' Rummy is then in principle vindicated. Too bad it cost him his job. Interesting that the Dems brayed incessantly about fully implementing the 9/11 commision recommendations and their platform of doing so within the 1st 100 days is now under the bus. The Bush admin had resisted some of the recommendations as being unrealistic, if not folly, <i>et Tu</i>, Pelosi? Dubya still infuritates me on some issues. I tried to take solace in the possibility that replacing Rummy was part of some ‘Rovian’ ;) 5 card stud match. But too often things are just flat out apparently at odds, to wit the realist notion of bringing in Iran & Syria as partners for peace stability.

But given the unabated clamor for running with the Baker Plan by the Dems and others, would it be too much to hope that for all the hot air in favor of realpolitik is just that, HOT AIR? If so, then it’s another rope-a-dope, albeit high stakes. If Bush ends up ’staying the course’ Rummy is then in principle vindicated. Too bad it cost him his job.

Interesting that the Dems brayed incessantly about fully implementing the 9/11 commision recommendations and their platform of doing so within the 1st 100 days is now under the bus. The Bush admin had resisted some of the recommendations as being unrealistic, if not folly, et Tu, Pelosi?

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